Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-26505627-20161108194554/@comment-30456694-20161108212323

I disagree. I think Piplup would be the best starter becuase

1. unless you want to spend the stupid amount of time to level up multiple pokemon or buying the exp share if you only train your starter you can easily beat the first gym whatever type

2 When piplup evolves it gets a strong sp attack and sp defense stats was well as strong attack stats

3 when piplup evolves into empoleon it can learn: A. Hydro pump which has 110 power B. Drill peck which has 80 power at 100 accuracy C. Whirlpool which has 80 atttack power and 90 accuracy plus every turn the opponent will lose 1/16 of their health and D. Aqua Jet which always attacks first and has 40 attack power and 100 accuracy.

4 Empoleon is a water steel type and steel has the most durability when it comes to other types attacking it, poison doesnt affect it so it cant be poisoned and the only 3 types that do x2 damage to it are ground, fighting, electric, grass which becomes cancelled out do to the steel typing and fire which becomes cancelled out from the water typing

5 Since electric is the first gym it isnt very powerful at can easily be defeated like i said, fire can be defeated by the water typing of piplup or prinplup at this point, the water gym can be taken out as long as you have non-water moves which are common in pre-Empoleon evolution and flying can be defeated by the water type moves like hydro pump and bubble beam/wihrlpool.

6 piplup is cuter than mudkip

7 problems with your list: mudkip wont evolve by the first gym maybe by the second but not the first, mudkip and its evolutions only learn rock slide by leveling up

8 i dont completely disagree with you that mudkip is a good starter i just think piplup can do better overall